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... in the United States. Then a line of Hallmark Christmas cards featuring his paintings was launched in the 1950s. At least 2 of his paintings are still used on Hallmark Christmas cards today. Churchill is said to have declared that if he did indeed go to Heaven, he would spend the first couple of million of his years perfecting the art of painting. Ron and I were thanked by more than one of our guides (we had 3) for the American ...

(Photos to follow in a couple of days) The week on the river started with all of us not having very good nights sleep. The pallets on the berths had 1/4" foam on top and there was no heat on board. We were all blearily eyed over our morning porridge. Then we pointed Elegance up river for Oxford. Multiple locks encountered led to some interesting experiences, including the boat ...

... br> We got lunch and headed for Woodstock, which is a cute, quaint village. We wandered around Woodstock for a while, after we found an ATM, but most of the village was shut; so we headed back to Aston Rowant. The traffic on the M4 heading back into London was terrible, we were very glad we were getting off the next exit and not continuing to London.

We then returned to the hotel, where we went for a drink at the bar/pub and waited for ...

Today I went to Blenheim Palace. It was a destination I approached with a little trepidation as the drive was a little over an hour and half each way and I have only been driving in the UK for a week. It was my first time driving on the motorway and apart from not being able to tell what the speed limit was, all went well until I got close to Oxford. My Sat Nav kept telling me to do the opposite of what the directional signs were telling me to ...

... not sure how I felt about this play overall. It was an interesting idea though.

On Thursday I had my first meal of fish and chips at the Sea Shell, known for having the best fish and chips in London!!! The meal was incredibly delicious. I had a glass of white wine to go along with my fish and chips. We started off the meal with potato crisps and ketchup. Next we got salad. We then got the fish and chips. For dessert we had apple crumble. All of this for a pound!!! ...